Most of the people alive today have no personal recollection of December 7, 1941. For those that heard President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s somber announcement the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the event was a life-changing experience. The joyous holiday season was shattered by the news.
There’s a saying that goes like this: “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” I believe this is especially true in politics. This past week has been a nail-biter when it came to the presidential election, one that saw many people rejoice and many others lament. But this isn’t rare in politics. Several elections of the twentieth century and one in the twenty-first century were controversial and contentious.
This is the third installment of my series on looking at past issues of the local newspaper. Our time machine has arrived in the year 1939. There was quite a bit going on both locally and nationally.
Hernando was blessed with a fairly low crime rate as shown in the picture on the front page of the August 4th edition. Rather than have his deputies sit idle, the sheriff put them to work polishing his car.
Last week I wrote about the interesting old newspapers I found at the May-Stringer House in downtown Brooksville.
The May-Stringer House in downtown Brooksville, better known as the Hernando Historical Museum, is a treasure trove of artifacts. It lays out the history of not just the families that lived in the house, but also of Hernando County. Unfortunately, because of Covid-19, the museum has been closed for several months, but they hope to re-open soon.
Over the five and half years that the Hernando Sun has been in existence the newspaper scene has changed tremendously. We went from two regional newspapers to a single regional. The Tampa Bay Times purchased the Tampa Tribune and shut it down. Several newspapers have come and gone during that time including a semi-regional conservative newspaper, The Suncoast Standard.
The get togethers that come with the holidays are in full swing. At many of these dinners locally sourced, organically grown food is being served. We are concerned about what we are putting in our body, we should be equally concerned about what we are putting into our minds.
